DaVinci Resolve Lite MCP server

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Control DaVinci Resolve, including the free Lite edition. Manual setup only — see README.

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DaVinci Resolve Lite MCP tools

No tool declarations could be read from the package source. They show once the server is installed.

Public scan report

scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-11-01 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

no findings

–Code scanremote-only server, no package to scann/a
–Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
–Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
Auth qualityno auth information5/15
Maintenancelast push 46 days ago12/15
Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10

Overall 63/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.Rubric Appeal a finding JSON

How DaVinci Resolve Lite MCP compares

Against every graded MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.

Safety score: 63/100; higher than 18% of 48,255 servers
GitHub stars: 7; more than 86% of 28,688 servers

Install DaVinci Resolve Lite MCP in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code

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What the publisher says

From the DaVinci Resolve Lite MCP repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub

davinci-resolve-lite-mcp

Unavailable on DaVinci Resolve Lite 21.1+ (App Store) — Python menu scripts are blocked; the MCP server cannot start. Works on pre-21.1 Lite or Studio.

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8429932f-643b-4131-bdf6-dad0d3399137

Claude builds an opening title in DaVinci Resolve Lite — a gold "GameHelper" Text+ node with glow and a zoom-in keyframe reveal — from a plain-language request, via insertfusiontitle + stylefusiontitle.

An MCP server that lets an AI client such as Claude Code control DaVinci Resolve — including free (Lite) builds that still allow Python menu scripts, which the existing davinci-resolve-mcp project cannot drive.

The free edition blocks external scripting, but it still runs Python scripts launched from its own Workspace > Scripts menu. This project rides that path: the MCP server runs inside Resolve as a menu script, and exposes Resolve's Python API over a small local HTTP endpoint that Claude connects to.

Claude Code ──HTTP JSON-RPC (MCP)──▶  127.0.0.1:8765/mcp
                                          │   server runs INSIDE Resolve
                                          │   (Workspace > Scripts > Utility)
                                          ▼
                              command queue → main script thread
                                          ▼
                              global `resolve` object → Resolve API

Tools

Ask Claude in plain language; it drives Resolve through the tools — see the demo above. See the tools reference for the full 163-tool surface — editing, color, render, media pool, and Fusion title styling.

Why this works on compatible free editions

Scripts menu (only external network scripting is restricted).

Compatible free Resolve builds permit Python scripts run from the

loop — long enough to host a server.

A menu script gets the resolve object for free and may run a long-lived

entitlement, so it can open a localhost listening socket.

The sandboxed Lite app ships the com.apple.security.network.server

into Resolve's interpreter.

Zero dependencies — pure Python standard library. Nothing to pip install

Requirements

still exposes Python scripts in Workspace > Scripts.

macOS with DaVinci Resolve Studio, or a DaVinci Resolve Lite/free build that

Claude Code (or any MCP client that speaks the Streamable HTTP transport).

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.

Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.

Grade history

2026-11-01downgradeB → Cscore 63

DaVinci Resolve Lite MCP: common questions

Is DaVinci Resolve Lite MCP server safe?: With care: it is graded C, so read the findings first (63/100). Read the DaVinci Resolve Lite MCP safety report
Does DaVinci Resolve Lite MCP need an API key?: Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
Is DaVinci Resolve Lite MCP maintained?: The last commit was 49 days ago (2026-09-16). The latest release is v0.18.0.
How does DaVinci Resolve Lite MCP compare with other MCP servers?: safety score 63/100 (higher than 18% of 48,255 servers); github stars 7 (more than 86% of 28,688 servers). Full comparison.